byway
A road or track not following a main routeA road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
» Holmes’ knowledge of the byways of London was extraordinary.
Holmes’ Kenntnis der Seitenwege von London war außergewöhnlich.
Meaning
3 sensesA road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
Near-synonyms: back road, back street, back lane
A road that is not frequently travelled.
(broadly)A little-known or arcane field of study or detail.
- a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
Examples
2 sentencesHolmes’ knowledge of the byways of London was extraordinary.
deHolmes’ Kenntnis der Seitenwege von London war außergewöhnlich.
There, in the slum's alleys and byways, hundreds of tiny businesses flourish.
Origin
From Middle English bywey, equivalent to by- + way.From Middle English bywey, equivalent to by- + way.
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